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When Bruce Cowan takes his family and flees Boston to homestead out west, he figured the journey to California to be long but safe. Their first day out reveals how wrong he is and the perilous dangers of the Santa Fe Trail. It would have been a massacre but for Trent and Pat MacLeod. Trent favors a Sharps .50 caliber buffalo rifle, while his younger brother Pat packs two Texas Navy Colts. They both prove deadly and a force to be reckoned with. The Cowans and the McLeod brothers forge a bond those first few days, sustained in part by Trent's attraction to the 18-year-old Becky Cowan.

Like the tanning of a leathered corpse, the inaugural release of Grimoire seeks to stretch the fleshy bounds of dark fiction and horror. Included within these unhallowed book are tales of medieval horror and cacophony, Lovecraftian delights and wretched Kaiju, accursed djinn and pestilential priests, all brought together for the very first time in one horrific collection. Engaging and provocative, these tales of the damned stalk the graveyards at night, crawl up from the empty and wet places of this world, and haunt the dreams of all who hear them.

This book is packed with trivia facts about Ireland. Some of the facts you’ll learn in this book are shocking, some are tragic, and others will leave you with goosebumps. But they’re all interesting! Whether you’re just learning about Ireland or you already think you’re an expert on the state, you’ll learn something you didn’t know in every chapter. Your history teacher will be interesting at all of your newfound knowledge.

From the time of his childhood in rural Kansas, Dwight D. Eisenhower's vision of himself and his country was one of confidence and hope. His hard-working parents taught him self-reliance and nothing that happened in his long career ever eroded this trait. During nearly half a century of service to his country and the world, Eisenhower displayed a deep understanding of the nation's problems, aspirations, and fears that prevailed during both war and peace.

This series opens with an attempt on Marshal Hawk's life by an unknown gunman, along with a mysterious telegram from Wichita, written to the would-be killer, and a second telegram with the name of Hawk's sworn enemy, Deputy James Cartwell, on it as another target for assassination. Wichita holds memories for both of the targets of the "hit," and even though they hate each other, they reluctantly join forces to hunt down the person who ordered the hit on them.

The Great Book of Ice Hockey is a must for anyone who loves sports trivia. It is a compendium of interesting facts and sport stories about the great game of ice hockey, with information about the early days before the National Hockey League (NHL) all the way to the stars of today. There are random facts about leagues, rules, coaches, players, and inside stories about the early days of the game. Learn about foreign leagues, junior hockey, and superstars like Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin, and, of course, "The Great One", Wayne Gretzky.

As the title suggests, The Giant Book of Fascinating Facts, contains a huge list of fascinating and unbelievable facts about the world that we live in. The facts range from the craziest events to the funniest people. The Giant Book of Fascinating Facts is packed with interesting, entertaining, educational and fun things to read. You'll get everything from the weird to the wonderful and from the horrible to the hilarious.

Are you the kind of individual that loves a good, juicy fact? If so, this is the audiobook for you. This encyclopedia of facts is going to allow you to delve deeper into the world of humanity than you ever thought possible, and we will throw in some facts about the animal kingdom as well. Covering countries far and wide and various time spans, you are going to be taken on a journey that will further expand your own knowledge on all things connected to being a human being. With The Fun Knowledge Encyclopedia, you never know what you'll learn. There is only one way to find out. 

You'll eliminate procrastination from your life and get more done in less time.You'll infuse a new energy into your current projects and bring 'em to life faster with spectacular results! You will learn about the power of visualization. You'll see how you can use the power of emotion and the right words to literally catapult yourself to dizzying levels of success. And much, much more, my friend.

Most careers unfold accidentally, haphazardly, and with too much serendipity. That means lost traction, lost years, and lost opportunities. But your career doesn't have to be that way! Career on Course unpacks the ten steps that will take your career from accidental to intentional.

Reginald T. Fox is the town's resident gravedigger. He's their only gravedigger. But when he gets into an altercation with the Sheriff, he decides to head for the grander location of San Francisco. Reginald is given a job on the cemetery maintenance team which is a big city phrase for gravedigger, by the person in charge of such things - Samuel Seacroft. He is even given his own room in a building designated for city workers.

Deliver perfect interview answers that make you stand out and get hired! Join the tens of thousands of job seekers getting job offers because they learned Peggy McKee's secrets to powerful answers to the toughest interview questions. In this follow up to the incredibly popular How to Answer Interview Questions: 101 Tough Questions That Could Kill Your Interview Chances - Answered! you'll have the best answers to another 101 job interview questions.

How much do you know about the Aloha State? There’s so much to learn about Hawaii that even residents of the state don’t know! In this trivia audiobook, you’ll learn more about Hawaii’s history, pop culture, folklore, sports, and so much more! As an added bonus, you’ll learn words from the Hawaiian language throughout the audiobook. This audiobook is packed with trivia facts about Hawaii. Some of the facts in this audiobook are surprising, while others are sad or creepy. The one thing they have in common is that all of them are interesting!

The Cowans have arrived in Texas to homestead. After their dangerous trek west, they want to settle, free from worry and danger. With the help of his son, Wes, the McLeod brothers, and Pony Boy, Bruce is ready to raise his cabin.

Phone interviews are really phone "screens". Employers use them to weed out candidates and come up with a short list of people to interview face-to-face. If you don't get invited to interview, you got screened out of the job. This book will keep you from getting screened out and consistently put you on the short list of candidates who get to interview in person.

Far from the battlefields of Gettysburg or Shiloh or Bull Run, deadly raids in the name of the Confederacy raged on the plains of Eastern Kansas. In a time when boys grew up fast and were called upon to do things beyond their years, this is the story of one such young man. His name, Branson Hawk. Although the cost to young Branson was beyond anything he could have imagined, one goal became a constant in his life as he tried to pick up the pieces: make the marauders pay. It was a promise to his ma, a promise he was bound to keep no matter the consequences.

It started as a brother defending the honor of his only sister, but it led to a bloody duel and a young man of a prominent family lying dead in the dirt.... Gabriel Stonecroft, along with his lifelong friend Ezra, the son of the pastor of the African Methodist Episcopal church, at his side, begins the journey to the far wilderness of the West. One man from prominent social standing, the other with a life of practical experience, are soon joined in life-building adventures.

The Great Book of Rock Trivia contains hundreds of riveting facts about your favorite rock songs.  Whether you’re interested in what your favorite musicians like to do in their spare time, where they get the ideas for their music, or which artist had an exorcism in his home, you’re in for a treat. This book will satisfy your curiosity and help you impress your friends with your rock and roll knowledge.  

Discover your inherent skills, abilities, and gifts to build the ultimate successful life! Yes, you can learn to harness the unlimited power of the mind and unleash your true potential! All you need is a get rich sure strategy that comes from taking one step at a time, consistently. But that crockpot mindset takes discipline, effort, perseverance, sweat, time, delaying gratification, and much more, but I can sure as hell tell you, it lasts! And you want success and money that lasts.

Proudly presenting The Great Book of Basketball, full of trivia questions that deal with six decades of stories that will make for fun listening and maybe create a couple of bar bets or two. And hopefully, maybe settle one or two in your favor. This is sure to be one of the best NBA basketball books out there, whether you’re in the mood to learn about how Julius Erving shifted the landscape of the ABA or digging in on the Celtics dynasties of the 1950 and 1960s. This audiobook has a little bit of everything and goes beyond the surface of simply what was popular.